Freeport Fleetwood
Affinity Lancashire is a shopping and leisure outlet in the port town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. It is owned by Global Mutual Ltd.[1]
Location | Fleetwood, Lancashire, England |
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Coordinates | 53.9167°N 3.0151°W |
Opening date | 1995 |
Developer | Savills UK Ltd |
Owner | Global Mutual Ltd |
No. of stores and services | 45+ |
Parking | 700 |
Website | affinityoutlets |
Affinity Lancashire is located adjacent to Wyre Dock and marina. Retailers include - Bench, Cadbury, Claire's Accessories, Clarks Outlet, Costa Coffee, Cotton Traders, Hallmark Cards, Holland and Barrett, Home Bargains, Leading Labels, McDonald's, Next, Subway, Sports Direct and The Works among others.[2]
The site opened 11th July 1995 as part of a regeneration scheme for the docks. In 2006 the outlet received a £8.6 million revamp which included the opening of new stores and dozens of new jobs.
In 2016/17 the centre went through a re-branding. This involved the renaming of the site to become Affinity Lancashire, leaving behind its former name Freeport Fleetwood. Ironically this wasn't the centres official name, it had just been a Freeport branded site, in Fleetwood. This change gave the site a much needed relaunch, and inclusion into a group of outlet centres across the UK; Affinity Lancashire, Affinity Staffordshire, Affinity Devon and Affinity Sterling Mills.[3]
The Affinity Lancashire has parking spaces for up to 700 vehicles and 10 coaches. It is served directly by the Blackpool Transport bus service 1 and is a 5-minute walk from the Fisherman's Walk tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
References
- "Contact Us". Freeport Fleetwood. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Stores". Freeport Fleetwood. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- Blackpool Gazette (29 March 2006). "Shopping Mecca a Huge Boost for Jobs". Johnston Publishing Ltd.